Community Centers

Morning Star's Community Centers are designed to bring vital services and empowerment to the more than three quarters of the Afghan population who live in rural villages.

The services offered at our Community Centers typically include:

Primary health care clinic

Birthing center

Ambulance service

Computer center

Internet access

Computer classes

English classes

Community health education

Library

Recreational programs

Agricultural demonstration

Business development services

Clean water resources

Local FM radio station

Each Community Center serves approximately 50 surrounding villages. A representative from the Afghan Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development has endorsed the Community Center model and challenged Morning Star to build 1,000 Centers around the country. All Community Center activities are coordinated with a group of village elders called a Shura.